11/27/2012 Results

LMaD: Wayne's wearing glasses again & Taylor (an NAU student dressed as an Oktoberfest girl who got up at 4 AM the day so that she could arrive to the studio) plays Panic Button for:

#1: VESPA S-50 ($3,889)
#2: inmodehome.com dining set ($5,600)
#3: Six-night trip to the Bay Gardens Resort

R1:
1. #5- FURNITURE
2. #3- DUD
3. #2- DUD

BAILOUT

BONUS ($2K): A- WIPEOUT

The Personal Assistant that could win a car's Katherine (mixed-up mixed doubles player).

Alexis' R (deviled egg): $500 (SB)(Katherine has $2K left in her bankroll)- LE PETITE RETREAT day spa trip ($2,035)
Michael's R (Mexican Super Mario): $1K (BB)- SAMSUNG 46" 3-D HDTV w/ media console ($4,299)

TBR (SE): NO- The ZONKEY Backlot Decathlon Trip

Joel's Love Poem FD Decision (a student pastor dressed as a non-vegetable black-eyed P): CURTAIN #3 ($1K)- Ocean Kayak Torque package ($2,273)
SB- Ford Fiesta S (CURTAIN #2)

Judith (Hawaiian) is given these options:

Base: FLP jewelry ($2,680)
BB: EXOTIC
SE: FOREIGN
CURTAIN #1: DOMESTIC

Judith wants the BB.

SE- Five-night trip to the Marriott Casamagna Cancun Resort ($5,145)
CURTAIN #1- Retro '50s dining set ($6,082)
BB- Strawberry octopus lollipops

Wesley (Panda) is asked Who Wants to Answer Multiple-Choice Questions for Cash & Prizes?

1. The lollipops were of what exotic flavor- caviar, octopus or cactus?
DR: Octopus

2. How much was the starting bankroll in the Personal Assistant Deal- $1K, $2.5K or $5K?
DR: $2.5K

3. The first offered trip this episode was to what Caribbean location- Bermuda, Antigua or St. Lucia?
DR: St. Lucia ($3.5K)- BAILOUT

#2- '13 Chevrolet Spark LS (which he would've chosen)
#3- Ping-pong table tower

Karen plays the Airport Code Deal for a four-night stay at the Kiawah Island GOLF RESORT (CURTAIN #1) worth $7,080.

Choices: CHS, CST, CSN & CHN
GUESS: CHS

But she quickly quits w/ the $1,900 SAMSUNG laptop (SB).

CHS- Charleston International Airport
CST- Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, India
CSN- Carson (City) Airport
CHN- Jeonju Airport in South Korea

BD #45: Taylor's traded away the most so far this season to go for one of these. She chooses DOOR #3...& leaves w/ a $7,995 La-Z-Boy Spa.

#1- XBOX 360 center w/ $1K GameStop ($2,230)
#2- Pair of Nissan Versa Sedans

Angela misses out on the $500 wad from Jonathan because she doesn't have an M encyclopedia page.

Millionaire: Here's how Shannon's game ends.

9. If someone thinks you're crazy, they may ask you if you're "off your" what?

A: Bean bag
B: Footstool
C: Ottoman
D: Rocker

FA: Rocker- $3K ($73,600)

For the Second-Ever R1 Sweep & $75,600: When it launched in 1980, what popular cable network shared its airtime w/ "adult" network Escapade?

A: Bravo
B: Food network
C: Lifetime
D: Vh1

FIRST JUMP USED (A: Bravo; she would've lost virtually everything w/ Vh1)

CM #30:

$100K (Cars): Which of these car companies releases a joke every Apr. 1st, promoting features such as insect repellent windshields & a "Toot and Calm Horn"?

A: Jaguar
B: Lexus
C: BMW
D: Mercedes-Benz

FINAL LIFELINE USED (A: BMW; I thought it was Jaguar)

$250K (Art): The recovery of a 2008 art heist was dubbed "Operation Waistcoat" in a nod to the stolen painting, "Boy in a Red Waistcoat", by which artist?

A: Paul Cezanne
B: Henri Matisse
C: Pablo Picasso
D: Pierre-Auguste Renoir

BAILOUT (A: Cezanne)

New to this game is David Elber from Hartsdale, NY (a college student who's wearing a black T-shirt w/ "Is That Your Final Answer?" in white that was given to him by his brother Dylan; he also wears it during final exams).

Categories: Change of Address, Disproven Planet, In the Air, History's Mysteries, TV Instrumentals, Presidential Peril (DM), Game Time Decisions, Rental Cars, Rule of Thumb & Coming Home Songs

1. In '05, what rapper famously altered his name, claiming that the "P" was "...getting in between me and my fans"?

A: Eminem
B: Jay-Z
C: Diddy
D: Kanye West

FA: Diddy- $10K

2. Not to be confused w/ Spock's home, what hypothetical planet were 19th Century scientists convinced was real, until Einstein proved it didn't exist?

A: Bajor
B: Kropos
C: Vulcan
D: Romulus

FA: Vulcan- $2K ($12K)

3. Not boding well for its tourism industry, Knoxville, TN was given what title this yr. because of the extremely high pollen count there?

A: Allergy Capital
B: Garbage Capital
C: Insect Capital
D: Traffic Capital

FA: Allergy Capital- $500 ($12.5K)

4. According to medical experts, what mythical figure's death could actually have been caused by a punctured posterior tibial artery?

A: Samson
B: Achilles
C: Hercules
D: Oedipus

FA: Achilles- $100 ($12,600)

5. Which of these TV networks briefly used a xylophone & mallet as its logo?

A: FOX
B: abc
C: NBC
D: CBS

FIRST JUMP USED (A: NBC, which the host knew)- $1K

6. After a bad review of his daughter's singing, what President told the critic he would need "a lot of beefsteak for black eyes"?

A: William Taft
B: Harry Truman
C: Lyndon Johnson
D: Woodrow Wilson

OTHER JUMP USED (A: Truman)- $50K

7. Last yr., PETA criticized "Super Mario 3D Land" for Mario's use of a "Tanooki suit", which is ostensibly made from the fur of what animal?

A: Badger
B: Flying fox
C: River otter
D: Raccoon dog

ASK THE AUDIENCE

A: 16%
B: 32%
C: 21%
D: 31%

FA: Flying fox- LOSS (A: Raccoon dog)

Last to play as far as the regular civilians go this afternoon is single dad Frankie Roman from Norfolk.

Subjects: Natural Displays, Do Not Pass Go, Grammatically Speaking, Texas on the TV, Rover Power, Spitting Image, Name Change, Award-Winning Books (DM), Fact or Fiction & Getting to Know You

1. Because they fall off naturally every yr. before new ones are grown, one shouldn't feel guilty about owning what animal part?

A: Turtle shells
B: Shark fins
C: Elephant tusks
D: Peacock feathers

FA: Peacock feathers- $10K

2. This yr., a version of Monopoly was released based on what film featuring game pieces such as a horse's head, a cannoli & a dead fish?

A: "Pulp Fiction"
B: "The Big Lebowski"
C: "The Godfather"
D: "Inception"

FA: "The Godfather"- $7K ($17K)

3. In the common abbreviation TGIF, what letter stands for a word that's a contraction?
FA: I- $15K ($32K)

Q of the Day: Who was the only boxer to knock out Muhammad Ali in a heavyweight title fight?

A: Joe Frazier
B: Alonzo Johnson
C: Leon Spinks
D: Larry Holmes

A: Holmes

4. In a classic anti-litter TV ad, who reworded one of his hits and sang "Mamas, tell all your babies don't mess with Texas"?

A: Johnny Cash
B: Kenny Rogers
C: Willie Nelson
D: Garth Brooks

FA: Nelson- $1K ($33K)

5. The NASA Mars rover Curiosity may operate for decades because it's powered by electricity generated from what?

A: Steam
B: Wind
C: Lightning
D: Plutonium

FIRST JUMP ACTIVATED (A: Plutonium, which he would've guessed)- $3K

Final Q Today: A spit bowl's a piece of equipment commonly found in offices of which of these medical professionals?

A: Podiatrist
B: Cardiologist
C: Dentist
D: Optometrist

FA: Dentist- $100 ($33,100)

WoF: 

$1K T-U: Fun & Games

_ X _ H A N _ I N G

G _ F T S

Erica will be EXCHANGING GIFTS alongside these fine people:

Erica Echeverria (Scranton, PA)- A full-time graduate student going for her Master's Degree & therapeutic staff support for autistic children engaged to a Marine (a dolphin swam up & gave him her engagement ring)
Jesse Meyen (L.A.; originally from Slayton, MN)- A 6th & 7th Grade Math teacher at Hawthorne School in Beverly Hills married to Heather for about a yr.
Nan Hill (Pendelton, OR)- A sales associate & cashier married in Nov. '11

$2K T-U: On the Map

_ _ _ L A S

_ _ X _ _

Jesse solves DALLAS, TEXAS.

Tonight's Gift Tag: AmazingClubs.com

Eggland's Best Jackpot R: The 90's

He calls off a $700 T but then Bankrupts near the sears wedge. Secondly, Nan rings up two top dollar N's, four E's, an A before calling a $600 L & Losing a Turn. Third, Erica calls up two S's for a G-spot & the WC, buys an I, locates three R's for 1,800 more bucks but then calls a dud of M. After Jesse calls a $500 C for the gift tag & two $800 G's...

G E _ R G E

C L _ _ N E _

S T A R S / O N / E R

...he solves GEORGE CLOONEY STARS ON "ER" (he had to start over after inadvertently saying "in" before "STARS") for $3,100 in cash & gift card.

SOLE DUD: $700 M (Erica)
SOLE LaT: Nan
SOLE BANKRUPT: Jesse
LEFT BEHIND IN JACKPOT: $12,950

Current Scores:

Jesse: $5,100 in cash & tag/Nan: $0/Erica: $1K WC

Mystery R: Same Name

Nan gets triple the T's for $1,050, a $500 R, an E, two A's, a $700 N but then L for loss. Second, Erica calls out a $500 D for the 1/2 CAR next to $300 but then Bankrupts out on the MDW's left side to lose both pieces of cardboard & that amount. Third, Jesse digs a $300 S at the end but then F for fail. Next, Nan gets Vanna to put up a $600 M, a $900 C pair & three O's before hitting the same MDW Bankrupt to forfeit three big ones. Erica afterwards Bankrupts like Jesse did, then that guy adds $1,050 to his stake w/ three P's...

C O M P _ T E R / A N D

P O T A T O

C _ _ P S

...& solves COMPUTER AND POTATO CHIPS for an additional $1,350.

DUDS: $500 F (Jesse), $900 L (Nan)
BANKRUPTS: 3 (women, including two by Erica)

Current Scores:

Jesse: $6,450 in cash & card/Nan: $0/Erica: $1K

Prize Puzzle R: Phrase

Erica spins again & inserts a $600 S but then the R stops her. Second, Jesse claims two T's for seven bills (one at the beginning), two H's for the other 1/2 CAR & another C-note, two E's (last letter of this solution & the first word's THE) & three I's, but he then spins that same regular Bankrupt for the second time tonight to knock the smart car out of contention this evening & give back $1,200. Third, Nan sees a $600 N couple but then calls a negative of C while on the MDW. Once that's done, Erica Bankrupts like Jesse to toss away nine Benjamins; that's her third of the match. After Jesse's latest baddie of B, Nan calls a $450 L but next is a dud vowel of A. That's followed by Erica calling for two G's for 14 $100 bills & a $350 D...

T H E / G _ _ D

T H I N G S / I N

L I _ E

...& winning more of THE GOOD THINGS IN LIFE- another $1,750 & a $6K Hotwire.com holiday to the Lapaz Waterfall Gardens.

DUDS: A (Nan), $350 B (Jesse), C (Nan), $700 R (Erica)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Jesse & Erica)

Current Scores:

Jesse: $6,450 in cash & card/Nan: NO SALE/Erica: $8,750 in cash & trip

$3K T-U: Food & Drink

_ _ B _ S C O

_ _ _ _ _

Jesse jumps in w/ TABASCO SAUCE...back into the lead he goes by a $700 margin at $9,450.

R4: People

Here's a $2K start for him via four N's. Two A's later, it's off to Speed-Up Mode...

A _ N _ _ / _ N _ _ _ _

A N _ / _ _ _ _ _ N _

...$1.5K per consonant, so Nan could still play spoiler. Two C's are called midway...

A _ N _ S / _ N C _ _ S

A N D / C _ _ S _ N S

...& Jesse comes up w/ AUNTS, UNCLES AND COUSINS for the victory w/ 6,250 more buckaroos; Nan lastly missed out on six biggies.

SOLE DUD: R (Erica)

Final Scores:

Jesse: $15,700 in cash & tag/Nan: $1K LUMP OF COAL/Erica: $8,750 in cash & C.R.
GT: $25,450

TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH (excluding extras): $6K

NAN'S SPIN ID: SW9296335 (Samantha W.)
ERICA'S SPIN ID: FF4565729 (Farah F.)

Maxwell House Regular BR #49: It's that & card for Jesse.

Topic: Phrase

The basics:

_ _ N ' T / _ _ _ E

_ _ / _ _ _ E

He's being CDMA conservative...

D _ N ' T / _ _ _ E

_ _ / _ _ _ E

...DON'T GIVE UP HOPE, folks...but he needed at least the P's for the $30K.

HIS SPIN ID: LD6572224 (Linda D.)

Jeopardy! Competitors:
Mary Folley (Charlotte, NC)- Statistician
John Fausz (St. Louis)- Bartender
NEW CHAMP: Lucas Peterson ($13,900)

Tuesday's J! R Board:
LIONS & TIGERS & BEARS, OH MY!
CLASSIC AD SLOGANS
A BUNCH OF "S.B."
STARS OF THE OLDEN SCREEN
IN THE DICTIONARY
CITY NICKNAMES

The last City Nickname unlocks a DD for John w/ $2K; Mary has half that & Lucas has a $600 early lead over the male challenger. John makes it a TDD:

This city named for one in England & once home to many a steel mill: "The Pittsburgh of the South".

He blanks out on Birmingham, AL. Lucas' leading still at the timeout w/ $3,400; Mary has John's former $2K & John has $600 back.

ATTEMPTED LT: $1,600
UNATTEMPTED LT: $1,600
TOTAL LT: $3,200

Scores After This R of Play:
Lucas: $5,400
John: $1,400
Mary: $2,400

Next Half-Dozen Topics, Please:
LIONS & TIGERS & BEARS, OH MY!
WHAT HAPPENED?
"ING"LISH (each correct response starts w/ those three letters)
U.S. MEMORIALS
I WROTE THAT BESTSELLER
ANCIENT JERUSALEM (Clue Crew clues from the Israel Museum)

Lucas' a little in Lock Game Territory at $9,800 by the time a DD comes to him from the $1,600 bit of "Ing"lish; John's at $4,200 & Mary's $600 out of second place. Lucas makes the following a $5K answer:

Adjective meaning worked into the fiber or texture of something.

"What is ingrained?"...that's it to be $200 short of $15K! On the next-to-last clue of the rd. from U.S. Memorials, he's all the way up to $25,600; Mary's in second w/ $8,400 & John's fallen to $3,800. The soon-to-be next repeat titlist goes for $2K worth of icing from this:

Davenport Park in the city of Bangor's home to a memorial remembering this battleship.

"What is The Maine?"...he's right again!

SOLE ATTEMPTED TS: $1,600 (Ancient Jerusalem)
SOLE UNATTEMPTED TS: $2K (same subject)
TOTAL DJ! LT: $3,600

Post-DJ! Scoring:
Lucas: $27,600 (LG!)
John: $5,800
Mary: $8,400

CORYAT SCORES:
Lucas: $23,800
John: $7,800
Mary: $8,400

FINAL J! CATEGORY #52: Billboard No. 1 Albums.

The soundtrack for this film based on a play holds the record for the most weeks at #1, 54 weeks in '62 & '63.

JOHN:
Response: "What is 'The Sound of Music'?"
Final score: $3,199

MARY:
Response: "What is 'West Side Story'?"
Final score: $11,601

LUCAS:
Response: SAME AS JOHN
Wager: $7,600
Wins another: $20K (two-day total of $33,900)

HHS PANEL: Fat Joe, Draya Michele, DJ Khaled, Andrew Schulz, Dev, Rachel Feinstein, Biz Markie, Lil' Duval & Common (CS)

Civilians:
X: Larry- Retail worker
O: Kristin- A dance teacher & ZUMBA instructor who's studying Dance at Montclair State University

G1:
1. Kristin (Common): It started to rain, but luckily, your Rolls-Royce Phantom coupe comes standard with one of these in each door- what?
Guess: Raincoat
A/D: DISAGREE- UMBRELLA (O)
2. Larry (DJ): The Powerball lottery once had 110 winners at the same time because the players all got their numbers from what?
Guess: Fortune cookies
A/D: DISAGREE (O)
3. Kristin (RF): What did Lindsay Lohan say was a sobering experience?
Guess: Rehab
A/D: AGREE FOR EXACTA (O)

G2:
1. Larry (Common): Travelodge says that one out of four British businessman secretly travel w/ one of these- what?
Guess: Teddy Bear
A/D: DISAGREE (O)
2. Kristin (FJ): I'm a 40-yr.-old virgin- according to the Univ. of California, am I more likely to be a man or woman?
Guess: Man
A/D: AGREE- RIGHT (O)
3. Larry (LD): You're walking through the Bronx Zoo & run into a tongue that's 18 inches long- what creature is it on?
Guess: Giraffe
A/D: AGREE- YES (X)
4. Kristin (AS): You & your buddies are going to join together in a scrum- what are you doing?
Guess: Rugby
A/D (to create two possible winning directions): AGREE- YEAH (O)
5. Larry (Dev- G-SPOT): Which came first- Duncan Hines, Dunkin' Donuts or the slam dunk?
Guess: Duncan Hines
A/D (for a middle row block & the $1K bonus): DISAGREE- SORRY 
6. Kristin (RF): The Weinermobile just pulled into your driveway- what's it promoting?
Guess: Hot dogs
A/D (for first column win): AGREE (O)

G3:
1. Larry (Common): Roll over & leave them alone or cuddle- according to an askmen.com poll, what do most men want the woman to do after sex?
Guess: Roll over & leave 'em alone
A/D: AGREE- WRONG AGAIN (O)
2. Kristin (FJ): You're staring at the enormous landmark that was erected on Fort Wood- what is it?
Guess: The Statue of Liberty
A/D: AGREE- RIGHT (O)
3. Larry (DJ- could've gone to LD for the block instead): Chicken or lizard- which of these animals is the closer-living relative to the T-Rex?
Guess: Chicken
A/D: AGREE (X)
4. Kristin (LD): Because they make guys seem older & more aggressive, The Daily Mail reports that ladies like men better without what?
Guess: Muscles
A/D: DISAGREE- BEARDS FOR $2K SHUTOUT!

BR Row: MIDDLE
$2.5K Q #17: Which movie star's a distant cousin of President Obama?

AS: George Clooney
C: Brad Pitt
D: Will Smith

FA FOR NEW RECORD OF $4.5K: George- LOSS (A: Brad)

EPISODE RATINGS:

7: "Hip Hop Squares", "Millionaire" & "Jeopardy!"
6: Everything else